Neighbors and friends are mourning the death of James Foley, a photojournalist from Rochester, New Hampshire, who was killed by Islamic militants after being held for nearly two years. WMTW News 8's David Charns reports.

WITH OUR TOP STORY... DAVID. JOURNALIST JAMES FOLEY WAS IN SYRIA -- COVERING THE CIVIL WAR THERE -- WHEN HE WAS CAPTURED TWO YEARS AGO. IT WAS THE SECOND TIME HE'D BEEN CAPTURED WHILE ABROAD. FAMILY AND FRIENDS HERE IN ROCHESTER SAY COVERING INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT IS WHAT HE LOVED. TONIGHT -- THE ENTIRE WORLD -- MOURNING THIS LOSS. A SINGLE CANDLE SHINES FROM THE FAMILY HOME OF JAMES FOLEY. THE 40- YEAR-OLD PHOTO- JOURNALIST --- MISSING IN SYRIA FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS. "we've seen regimes fall and be replaced by other regimes" THE ROCHESTER-NATIVE -- KILLED AT THE HANDS OF ISLAMIC MILITANTS. "this is a tragedy that is indescribable. There are no words to describe this kind of inhumanity" FATHER PAUL GOUSSE KNOWS THE FOLEY FAMILY. HE SAYS FAITH... PRAYER... AND THIS COMMUNITY... ALL RALLIED TO BRING JIM HOME. "we've held out hope for a long time and we've prayed for a long time that eventually jim would be released, so to get this news is not something that any of us, including myself, were prepared to deal with" IN A MESSAGE ON FACE-BOOK... DIANE FOLEY -- JIM'S MOTHER WRITES: "WE HAVE NEVER BEEN PROUDER OF OUR SON JIM. HE GAVE HIS LIFE TRYING TO EXPOSE THE WORLD TO THE SUFFERING OF THE SYRIAN PEOPLE. WE THANK JIM FOR ALL THE JOY HE GAVE US. HE WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY SON, BROTHER, JOURNALIST AND PERSON." "my heart and prayers go out to the foleys" NEIGHBORS -- STUNNED TO HEAR THE TRAGIC LOSS. "our whole family is devastated right now for such a useless, senseless loss" THE FOLEY FAMILY ASKING FOR PRIVACY... AS THOSE ALL ACROSS THE WORLD GRIEVE. "you never thought this would happen. You'd think it'd have a happy ending"